Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-23
THEC0NVENTSCHO0L
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF THE
ACADEMY OF VISITATION.
distribution Of Premiums Music -Ad
dress bv Bishop Keane-0ther
Exercises, &c.

The twenty.6rst annual commencement
OF The Academy Of the Visitation, Monte
Maria, on Church Hill, took place yester.
day morning at 0 O'Clock In the hall in the
western part Of the Convent grounds.
large crowd attended and an elaborate pro-
grammc was executed.
A. The children marched into the hall, by
way Of the stage, choice 0oral designs,
which had heCn sent by friends or rcla-
'iycs, were handed them. On the stage
were sealed Bishop j. j. keanc, Very Rev.
Father NaG de Nyyer, Revs. Doherty, Tier
nan, Mccarthy (Of Danvillc). Slattery, and
Itcney. and MeSsrs. John Nj. Higgins,
james +. Phillips, and W. ii. Braucr.
PROGRAMME.
The following was the programme:
Entrance March (EGrdeler): First piano,
Misses Annie Dorsey and Florence Nelson:
second piano, Misses Bessie Fuqua and GeOrgie
| sharp; organ, Miss Bessie SrattOn; violin,
! Mies Minnie McG;urk Soug OF Welcome Wis
| itati0n): Piano, Miss Alice Homes; sung by
| Misses SraitOn, jenkins Nelson. Powell, Genna
| and Iva Phillips. lmOgen Penn, George sharp,
! and Annie Dorsey. Grand Triumphal March
| tNazUrettc): Piano. Miss StrattOn organ, Miss
| Homes. Ncni Creator Sprius de CGnia)
| Organ. Miss Alice Homes; sung by Misses
| fuqua, and SHARP. Hymn 10 sho Sacred
| Heart (NisiatiOD) Organ, Miss Ancc Homes:
| sung by ths class. Mssanello (overture) (Mel-
| nOttc): Piano duet Misses Stratton and Homes.
Grand NRlse Brillante Hred Chopin, op 1S):
| Piano. Miss Stratton violin. Miss NJ. McGurk.
| Norma, fantasie. tJcan Paul.: Piano, Misses
| FuQua. Homes. and Stratton. Nisitatson Con-
vent Bells tJ. kunkeD: First piano, Misses
| Homes and Morales; second piano, Miss STRAIT
| ton. Gpsey's Warning tCOard) Plano, Miss
| Bessie tuqua; sung by Misses Nelson. Phillips,
jenkins. Powell. Dorsey. Adde Brauer, G..
| sharp, and lmogen Penn. over the Waves We
| Float (Glover) Piano, Miss Fuqua; sung by
Misses George sharp and Madeleine jenkins.
| k1it March, Trio lNisiiauOnl: Piano, Misses
| Imogeu Penn. Annie Dorsey, and Marie Penn;
organ, Miss Bessie Strstton; violin, Miss Min
ME hcGuTk.
While the music was all pretty several OF
the ehoIuseS were solemn and grand, and
sounded lke the hymns sung by some Of
she convent choirS m Europe.
PREMIUMS.
A. Rev. Father Doherty read the pre-.
mium h>t the pupils came on the stage, and
the urizcs were presented by Bishop keanc,
- follows
ACADEMIC HONoRS IN THE GRADUATING CLASS.
The Highest HOnors-a Floral Crown and
Gold Medal-Nisses Bessie 7. Stratton. Of Pc
tersburg. Va; Sallie j. Brauer. of Richmond
and MadSe A. Sweeny, OF Richmond.
DEPARTMENT or ISGLIsH-FIRsT, SECOND, AND
THIRD CLASSES.
4 gold medal for success in the course Of
English in the First Glass 70 Misses Alice VI.
Homes OF BoydtOn, Va; Sue Mcdonald Srecn.
Of Culpcper. Va. and Mamie llungerfOri, Of
Richmond. Va. Also, 10 Misses Mary OCon-
Lcll. Of Fort Mills, ;. C.. and Lille Monteiro,
Of Williamsburg Va, for History, Philosophy,
and Logic
Second Cla-s-Flrst Premium in English
Studies and Second in Letter-Writing and Com.
position. Miss Marie Morales. Section Of
Second Class-tirst Premium ID English and
Second in the second Class Letter-Writing and
Con position. Miss lmogen Penn; second pre-
MUM, Misses Mary Epps, Florence Nelson,
and Addie Blaucr; third premium, Mis-
Mary Brander.
THIRD Glass; FNGIIsH STUDIES AND LETTER
WRITING.
First premium. Misses Bessie Fuqua and Az
nes Mesh: second premium, Misses Georgia
sharp and Mary Powell: second premium in
Eugiish studies. Misses Nadine Morales aud
Oracle Brauor: third premium, Misses Car
lotta smith and Madeleine jenkins; premium
OF improvement, Misses COrinne smith and
Eva Phillips. Section Of Third Class. English
studies and etter-Mritine; First premium.
Misses Annie Dorsey and Katie Reilly; second
premium, Misses Katie Sweeny and Marie
Penn.
First Glass: First premidm. Misses Bessie
Suatton, Mudcc Sweeny, Mary O'ConGcu. sue
Green, Alice Homes. and Mamie liungerl0rd
second Glass First premium. Misses Imogen
Penn and Marie Morales; second premium,
Misses Mary Epp- and Lille M0nterc.
Third Glass First premium, Misses George
sharp, Annie Dorsey. and Nadine Morales:
second premium, Misses BESSIE Fuqua. C3rlOua
smith. Katie sweeny. Katie Reilly, aud Marie
Penn Section Of Third Clas-: First premium.
Misses Alice OToole and Lille Hungen0id;
second premium. Miss Blanch Epps.
Fourth Glass: First premium, Misses Mamie
Rcnrdou and Mary Augustine; second pre-
liza &fflHf fFa fIl
Miss Mary sharp.
Fifih Class: First premium. Misses Bessie
sullivan, Katie Mrenn, and Nellie HcCgarty:
second premium, Misses Eernalette Higgins.
Katie Nolaud. Annie REILLY, ana Nellie
>wecny.
SIKH class: First premium, Miss Katie
Larders: second premium, Misses Nellie sui
Uvau, Geu0yicye Reardon, Lulu Heggarty.
Nary Wiley. and Fanny Mckeyitt.
seventh Clas-: First premium, Misses Eve
lvn Pom and Lutte Penn; seconf premium,
Misses Mamie Byrnc and Della Powell.
PREMIUMS IL NA1HEsATICs
Graduating Glass: First premium, Misses
Nadcc Sweeny and Bessie Stratton second
prcUium. Miss Sallie Brauer
First Class First premium, Misses Mary
OConuell and sue Green; second premium.
Miss Alice Homes, Secuon0 fltsi Cla7s flr.t
premium, MISSES Manic HuugotIotu hhd Marie
Morales.
second Class: Fhst premium, Misses Mary
Frr- and Lily MOnteIro; second premium,
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ur,mium. Aisse, Florence Nelson and Addie
Btauer Section Of Second class : First pre-
MUM, Misses AMMO Dorsey and Agnes Welsh:
second premium. Miss Nadine Morales; tairl
premium Miss Mary Powell
Third Class: First premium, Misses Oracle
Brauer aud lmoRen Penn; second premium.
Niss Carlotta smith; third premium, Miss Eva
PhlliIs section Of Third Class: First pre-
MUM. Miss Katie Reilly: second premium
Misses Alice O"rOOle ana Blanche Epps.
Fourth Glass: First premium, Misses Marie
Penn. Lille Hungerford. and Katie Sweeny;
second premium, Miss Mary Augustine; third
r,rcfoiuIu. Misses Mamie BearIOu an1 Teresa
Braucr
ENGLISH sTUDIEs-lTH, 9TH, ofH. AND 'rH
CLASSES
Fourth Glass: First premium. Misses Mamie
Reardon and Lille HuneerfOrd; second pre-
MUM. Misses Blanche kpps and Alice Q loole.
section OF Fourth Class. First premium, Misses
Rosalie smith and Teresa Brauer; secold.p
MUM Misses Mary Augustine and Roberta
MN Glass: First premium. Mi's Mary
sharp: second premium, Miss Josephine Han
Premium Of imIToyemeni IN Letter
Writing-Miss George Horton.
Spelling, Reading, Writing, and Arithmelt-
sixth Clae-: First premium, Misses hai"
Wrenu and Nelie Heggeriy; second premium,
Nissee Annie Reilly and Bessie sullivan; third
prenum, Miss Katie holland
seventh Class: First premium, Misses Katie
Landers and lantha Lowry; second premium
ilird premium. Misses Mary Wiley and Nellie
SuliiNpn. ,.,,,
Promium Of lmproyement-Misses Nellie
Sweeney. Fanny NcheNtt' ana "eheNe'e
Eeardon.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
prsmiums in Spelling Reading, Writing, asd
Arifhmetc: Misses Mamie Byrns, Evelyn Penn,
Iutie Penn. and Della Powell.
Premium. in Plain Sewing: First premium,
Misses Katie Landers. Nellie Sweeny. Lulu
Uergarty. and Ianths Lowry; second premium,
Mis.es Katie holland, and Nellie Heggarty;
nina premium, Niss Genevieye Resrdon.
FRFMUps IN rESAANsHIP.
Fir.t Glass: First premium. hlss Bessie % ouat
Ton. second premium, Aisses Marie Mora'os'
ssdie Brauer and Madge Sweeny.
second Class: First premium, MIS- Mat!
Powell. second premium. Miss Heorgie NuoiP'
Third Glass: first premium. MIS- inOgeh
Penn second premium, Misses MARY biandef
and Madeleine jenkins; third premium hl7s
SoTtone smith section Of Third Glass: first
Uranium. Misses Alice O'lOole ana hate hch'
~ s,.cond premium, Miss Oracle Brauer:
Fourth Class: First premium, MIS- hale
Sweeny: second premium, Miss Lille Hunger
ford. .,, Me- N.,v
sharp; second iIcWluh'' "N'S ~
der. ,, An 90,
pETNICys II DEAwING, PAINTING AND IN
BROIDERH.
r,,st premiuin In the Second Class-Draw-
trc-Ni,s Marie Morales. First premium IN
seS,iop Of second Glass. Miss Mary Powell.
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